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ARKANSAS VS IOWAOverlaid at the same scaleArkansas53,198 sq mi (137,781 km²)Iowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Iowa is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Arkansas. brilliantmaps.com

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Arkansas vs Iowa Geography

Land area

  • Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Iowa has 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²).
  • Iowa's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Arkansas'.

Total area

  • Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Iowa's total area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Arkansas'.

Length

  • Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Iowa is 216 miles (347 km).
  • Arkansas' north-south length is 1.1 times (13%) longer than Iowa's.

Width

  • Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km).
  • Iowa's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Arkansas'.

Highest point

  • Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Iowa's is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m).
  • Mount Magazine is 1,083 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.

Lowest point

  • Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Iowa's is Mississippi River at 480 feet.
  • Arkansas's lowest point is 425 feet lower.

Arkansas vs Iowa Population and History

Population

  • Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Iowa has 3,241,488 (2024).
  • Iowa's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Arkansas'.

Population density

  • Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Iowa: 58.0.
  • Arkansas and Iowa have about the same population density.

Biggest city

  • Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Iowa's is Des Moines with 213,096.
  • Little Rock and Des Moines have about the same population.

Largest metro area

  • Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Iowa's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.

History

  • Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
  • In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 10 years.

Arkansas vs Iowa Economy

GDP

  • Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Iowa's $265.8 billion.
  • Iowa's economic output is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Arkansas'.

GDP per capita

  • Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Iowa: $81,998.
  • Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Arkansas'.

Average income

  • Arkansas: $59,320 vs Iowa: $65,225 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Iowa's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Arkansas'.

Arkansas vs Iowa Counties

Number of counties

  • Arkansas has 75 counties, while Iowa has 99.
  • Iowa's county count is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Arkansas'.

Biggest county by area

  • Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Iowa's is Kossuth County at 973 square miles.
  • Union County's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Kossuth County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi).
  • Lafayette County's land area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Dickinson County's.

Most populous county

  • Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people).
  • Polk County's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Pulaski County's.

Least populous county

  • Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people).
  • Calhoun County's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Adams County's.

Richest county

  • Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211).
  • Benton County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Mitchell County's.

Poorest county

  • Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134).
  • Decatur County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Lincoln County's.

Arkansas vs Iowa Taxes

State income tax

  • Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%.
  • Arkansas's top rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Iowa: 1.29% of home value per year.
  • Iowa's rate is 0.77 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Iowa: 6.94%.
  • Arkansas's combined rate is 2.54 percentage points higher.

Official Websites

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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.